Published 4:11 pm, Wednesday, September 28, 2011

A man was arrested Tuesday after at least one young girl made an outcry that he had repeatedly sexually assaulted her while she was living at his residence.

Noah Daniel Rodriguez, 39, Midland, is being held on a first-degree felony of aggravated sexual assault on a child and a second-degree felony of indecency with a child by sexual contact.

On Aug. 9 the mother of the victim filed a sexual assault report with the Midland Police Department's Crimes Against Persons detective unit, alleging Rodriguez sexually assaulted at least one her daughters while they were all living together on the 3200 block of West Golf Course Road. The mother told detectives the trio lived with Rodriguez for a little more than a year but has since discontinued residing at the apartment complex with him, according to Rodriguez's arrest warrant.

The following day, the young girl was interviewed by social workers at the Abilene Taylor County Children's Advocacy Center. Her story was a graphic one, involving many illicit acts while Rodriguez allegedly forced the girl to sexually gratify him while watching pornography, the warrant states.

The girl told social workers and detectives that assaults happened many times. She added that Rodriguez told her never to speak of the assaults and said he "sounded rude to her when he would say this." Also, he threatened to physically harm her if she did tell, according to the warrant.

Rodriguez is being held on a $75,000 bond for the first-degree felony of aggravated sexual assault of a child. No bond information was available for the other felony charge of indecency with a child, as of Wednesday evening. If convicted of the first-degree felony, he could be sentenced between five and 99 years in prison. Also, Rodriguez faces up to 20 years in prison, if convicted of the second-degree felony.